Living in a medium sized city it's not often I see interactions between large species. The eagle caught a fish & landed on an ephemeral log out of frame to the left. After eating the fish, the eagle hopped to the juvenile great blue heron's log. It's a favorite fishing spot for the eagles so it may have been trying to intimidate but the heron stood its ground.
(09/21/23)
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Lol! I can't believe I didn't make that connection. It looks just like that 👍.
Thank you! It was cool to see. They stared at each other for about 2 minutes but it felt like 15 because I had no idea what was gonna happen next. I don't think they knew either, lol.
What a gorgeous shot! Love the detail around the eye.
We only get great blue herons on the stretch of the river a few months of the year and I've not see anything but juveniles. I think we're getting young ones down from the breeding grounds. Ours are very shy. They'll fly to the other side of the river if I approach or appear to be watching them. This was the closest I got last year and this is heavily cropped.
Thank you!
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